Night of the Fallen (Dark Tides, Book Two) by Diana Bocco

Author:Diana Bocco [Bocco, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Imbolc Books
Published: 2014-07-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

It took her a few minutes to compose herself enough to walk back into the house. Being away from the group for the entire day would have been too suspicious, but her entire being was aching to get back to the barn. All her senses were on overdrive, her skin pulsing and on fire. She couldn’t stop thinking about what it meant to leave with Marcus, abandoning everybody again under the cover of night. But it was the only option, because how else would she explain what was happening?

Marcus had agreed to stay hidden in the barn loft until darkness, but he seemed on edge. He hadn’t said much, though the uneasiness in his eyes was clear enough. He wasn’t made to recede into a corner, to wait in the shadows, and she guessed it bothered him. Still, he’d agreed to remain hidden for the time being.

For the next few hours, Shawn avoided her completely. Instead, he’d spent time working on one of the cars and moving things from one outbuilding to another. It was obvious he wanted to keep an eye on the barn, either to prevent people from walking into it or because he was worried a vampire was going to walk out of it.

Either way, it was the perfect opportunity to recoil from her and she decided to allow it. It would have been easy for Shawn to let everybody know there was a vampire in the barn, but he’d decided to keep quiet. It was probably self-preservation. After all, creating chaos would do nothing but scare everybody and put many at risk. In any case, it was a good thing and she was grateful.

She desperately wanted to talk to him, say… something. But she couldn’t come up with the right words to say sorry when she wasn’t exactly sure what to be sorry about. Loving Marcus? She couldn’t be sorry about that. As much as it all smelled like betrayal, it was also true. Her truth. Whatever happened from then on, it would all be tainted by the reality of monsters and humans sharing more than just the war that had ended it all.

By the time sunset was approaching, all she could think about was going back to Marcus. The shadows were reaching farther over the roads, the wind pushing cold dust all around her. They would have to brave the darkness soon enough. She could still see into the stillness of the road ahead, but soon it would all become Marcus’ domain.

By dusk, her restlessness was overpowering, so she headed back outside. The barn was quiet when she pushed the door open. She blinked a couple of times to adjust her eyes to the dim light, then looked up towards the rafters.

“Hey, baby.”

The voice behind her startled her and she turned around sharply to find Eric standing just steps away. He seemed dazed, his eyes wavering from her to the empty space beyond them. Panic ran through her, quick and cold. The faster she got him out of the barn, the better.

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